Tradescantia x 'Red Grape'
Red Grape Spiderwort
Red Grape Spiderwort (Tradescantia ‘Red Grape’) combines deep pink to red flowers with subdued gray-green foliage. Bright yellow stamens sit at the center of each three-petaled bloom, adding a small point of contrast to the richer flower color.
This compact perennial grows as a tufted clump rather than a woody shrub. Its flowering season can extend from spring into fall, making it useful in a mixed border or container where a modest plant needs to provide an extended contribution.
Provide fertile soil that stays evenly moist while draining freely. Sun encourages flowers; some afternoon shade is helpful where summers are hot. Cut back flowered stems to encourage fresh growth.
Size (approximate)
• Height: 4–20 in
• Width: 4–20 in
Hardiness
• RHS H6 (UK hardiness rating)
Best Uses
• Border
• Container
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Height
- 4-20 in
- Width
- 4-20 in
- Hardiness zones
- 4–9
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Bloom time
- Fall, Summer
- Flower color
- Pink, Red
- Leaf color
- Green, Silver
- Fall color
- Green, Silver
- Soil
- Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Border, Container
- Shape
- Clump, Clumping
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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